The New Paper, 7 March 1992

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  • 14 1 the new paper SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1992 MITA (P) 13/4/91 50 CENTS WEEKENDS EDITI0N|lli>
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    92 1 She has no O-level certificate. But she has a mother who does not call her stupid. That makes the difference at least for Anita Sam (left), 24. This Sec 2 dropout is now a successful businesswoman earning $7,000 a month. Says mum Mrs Theresa Tan: "There is
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  • THENEWSTODAY
    • 249 2  -  By Bernard Pereira IRON discipline could not measure up to an iron gate last night. The Singapore Asian Youth team, with players from all over the island, turned up in time for training at Christ Church Secondary School. But the school's gate
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    • 532 2 The charred body of a Singaporean businessman was found in a hotel room in Johor Baru on Thursday night. Was foul play involved? DAVE ANG pieces together the evidence POLICE believe Mr Alan Tan Ee San was murdered before he was
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    • 61 2 t Heard or seen anything? Call HoHin* Plus 734-7711 No Telecom charge for calls *****75 Th« Ntw Papr 390 Kim Seng Rd leisure Index Weekender: Pages 25 to 39 Saturday TV: Page 23 Sunday TV: Page 24 Saturday radio, comics: Pages 40,41 Sunday radio: Page 42 SATURDAY SPECIAL FOUR SHARP
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    • 369 3 FORGET WHAT YOU LEARNT IN PHYSICS. THE PRESSURE IS AIMS GREATEST 0549:07 They say man's greatest 111 II I II I Engage helicopter with guns when fear is the unknown. After 12 disturbingly HH I gll HH I I I I range. Engage hostile 64 with harpoon silent hours at
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  • QUICKNEWS
    • 284 4 \M I VOTE to upgrade your HDB Hat and estate. Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong last night announced a j major change in voting rules j for the HDB upgrading programme. You have to vote for upgrading. If you don't vote, it will be taken to mean
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    • 72 4 The Straits Times: New chapter in HDB living Business Times: Singapore commodity traders key players in Indochina Lianhe Zaobao: PM calls on residents to give clear indications; not voting would mean they oppose upgrading of flats Berita Harian: Improving flats: Give clear signal SBC morninf news: PM: Important for
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    • CATCH OF THE DAY
      • 68 4 A US military aircraft which had taken part in Asian Aerospace '92 crashed in an oil palm plantation in Masai, Johore, yesterday. The AV-8 Harrier pilot ejected and was picked up by an RSAF helicopter at 11.20 am. He is reported to be in stable condition. The
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      • 71 4 CHINA'S senior Jeader Deng Xiaoping has urged all exiled Chinese to come home "no matter what their political views are". They will be given jobs, welfare care and can help him in his economic reforms, he said, reported a source close to the Chinese Communist Party. But Mr
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      • 71 4 THE four polytechnics this year have received a record 18,000 applications for places. And the figure is expected to go up to 20,000. Some school leavers say they are opting for polytechnics because of better job prospects. The polytechnics received about 16,000 applications, for about
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      • 121 4 FORMER Commercial Affairs Department director Glenn Jeyasingam Knight's three-month jail sentence was reduced to a day's jail and a $17,000 fine yesterday The jail sentence and a $7,000 fine is for attempting to cheat Trans-Island Bus Services managing director Mr Ng Ser Miang into investing $3
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      • 74 4 DRINKERS now have to pay between 10 and 20 cents more for a bottle or can of beer. They have to pay between 20 and 40 cents extra for stout. The retail prices of popular beers such as Tiger, Anchor and Heineken, and stouts such as Guinness
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    • 310 5  -  The Trim and Fit (TAF) scheme is part of a national effort to help fat children fight flab and slim ones stay trim through proper diet and exercise. By Eileen Teo ABOUT 500 primary school students did the twist, Ronald wobble, rabbit hop, front crawl and
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    • 170 5 A DIETICIAN says: "The meat used in fast-food restaurants is high in fat. Until recently, they also used beef tallow to fry everything, and that's not healthy." The dietician, who declined to be named, says: "The bread is fine, but there are not enough vegetables just
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    • 62 5 SELECTION and size of the serving are the key words: Have a basic hamburger without trimmings; ask for more lettuce and tomato. Order small fries if you must, but never with onion rings, apple pie or milkshake. Drink water, or milk or fruit juice instead of soft drinks
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      681 6 This swab (actual size) caused Madam Mah Gud Zain's death. It entered her windpipe during an operation. The surgeon, Dr Seow Li Jin, was yesterday found negligent by the coroner's court. MICHELLE LEE reports FURTHER ACTION WITH the' verdict, the coroner's court has completed its role. Any further
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    • 341 6 "I HAVE become famous and infamous," said Dr Seow Li Jin, the surgeon in the news. He spoke to The New Paper yesterday, minutes before the verdict was delivered. Dr Seow said: "My photo usually did not appear in newspapers. Now suddenly it appears all
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    • 599 8  -  By Michelle Lee THE husband and three sons of the victim of the swab blunder still do not know what caused Madam Mah Gud Zain's death. A fourth son, Mr James Chai. 34, said he had been concealing the cause of death from
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    • 66 8 A XAJiri the operation, everyone said, 'She was perfectly fine. Why did you have to ask her to go for the operation?' But I only wanted her to be more comfortable, to lead a normal life. Mr James Chai (left), who was the one
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    • 29 8 Next week, more Alphabet Soup to make you even richer! Today you would have seen our TNP SIOO-a-Word Challenge F.ntry Form. Be prepared for more fun next week from
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    • 282 9 Beyond the sense of duty. Beyond self. JL ■W 1 l|| Is there a better description of a Junior Civil Defence Officer? *f? No one is born a hero. But there are many who go beyond the call of duty. To fight fire. To save J®* E lives. To go
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  • THENEWSTODAY
    • 301 10 TAIJIQUAN in Singapore is not just for senior citizens. Schoolchildren are being taught the ancient Chinese martial art, and more will be encouraged to take it up as a form of exercise. From this month, taijiquan programmes for children under 12 years will be introduced
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    • 113 10 THERE are about 95,000 taijiquan practitioners in Singapore. Of the courses organised by community centres, taijiquan ranks second in popularity. But over the years, its popularity has waned. With more young people joining community centres, taekwondo, the Korean martial art, has toppled taijiquan in popularity. Taekwondo, with
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  • 48 11 If you're looking for a loving partner to share your life with, renumber this. Somewhere, someone is waiting for you. Ml \ou ha\e to do is to go out and find that speeial person. ()nl\ sou ean make true love happen."
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    • 311 12  -  By Yaw Yan Chong A LIGHT-FINGERED foreigner stole more than $5,000 from his victims after pretending to look at the Singapore dollar notes out of interest. Pakistani Lateef Hussain, 26, used sleight of hand to make the money disappear. He folded some notes while thumbing through them,
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    • 85 12 LATEEF Hussain told police that he picked up his skills from card games and cheating customers at his father's carpet-selling business. The culprit had been practising the trick since he was a teenager. His father is a carpet mer- chant in Karachi, a major port
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    • 121 12 LATEEF Hussain was sentenced to two days' jail and fined $2,000 by a district court yesterday. He pleaded guilty to four charges of theft. He was prosecuted on two of the charges. The other two charges were taken into consideration when passing the sentence. Police
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    • 188 14 SINGAPORE was hit last year by the largest outbreak of dengue fever ever reported. And this year started off with another increase in the number of cases. There were 2,179 cases of dengue fever and dengue haemorrhagic fever last year. Six died four females and
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    • 319 14  -  By Yaw Yan Chong A HUMAN skeleton still clothed and half-buried in mud was found yesterday near Macßitchie Reservoir. A short-sleeved shirt and dark trousers hung on the skeleton which had shoes on. But no identification documents were found. Police said the skeleton was
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  • WORLDTODAY
    • 339 16 AP. A US judge yesterday approved a child rapist's request to be surgically castrated rather than go to prison. The man was charged with raping a 13-year-old girl last year. Steven Allen Butler, 28, volunteered for the operation after reading about state District
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    • 228 16 AP. READERS of a German magazine saw tennis star Steffi Graf in the huff yesterday. The photograph of Graf, 22, sunbathing in the nude at her home in Florida, US, was published in Bunte yesterday. The Munich-based Bunte, a news and lifestyle magazine, printed
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    • 276 17 UPI A COLOMBIAN medical student said a university employee who was wanted by police sold a pair of legs for $225 and one arm for $90. The student wished to be unnamed because of threats. Colombian authorities are investigating whether the man
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    • 167 17 Reuter ITALIAN fashion group Benetton's latest controversial ad campaign hit a snag yesterday. A poster company in London abandoned plans for its billboard campaign featuring a terrorist car bomb and an African soldier carrying a human thigh bone. Maiden Outdoor said yesterday it had decided to
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    • 91 17 Reuter. AN Indonesian woman disguised as a Japanese ninja warrior tried to rob a friend but fainted when the victim shouted for help. Neighbours responding to the screams brought the thief, who wore a mask and carried a toy gun, to a police station in
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    • 312 19 FOUL LANGUAGE I AP. US Secretary of State James Baker reportedly used a four-letter obscenity to dismiss Israel and its supporters. So says former New York Mayor Ed Koch. In his weekly column in the New York Post, Mr Koch wrote: "When Baker was
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    • 120 19 MR James Baker played a key role in getting Israel and its Arab neighbours to meet for peace talks for the first time in 40 years. The talks began in Madrid, Spain last October. It took Mr Baker eight months and eight trips to the
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    • 130 19 FOUL LANGUAGE II CAMPAIGN-trail tensions spilled over yesterday as a heated exchange ensued between White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater and several reporters. "I'm sick of all you lazy bastards, failing to cover Bush's events in person," Mr Fitzwater told one reporter who had tried to
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    • 178 19 y G feSfoA JUK* Featuring by Actors Theatre Circle, ■a; Agm Kootthu. Hokkien Huay Kuan Children's 1 Stadspoppentheater, YPT will also feature a special fc^^y*'A^^MßMb 2 Out In Dance" by selected schools in Singapore.) 8-29 March 1992 Presented by NATIONAL ARTS COUNCIL Opening Event at the Liang Court Atrium on
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  • 463 22 WORLDTODAY WHAT DNA IS DNA. or deoxyribonucleic acid, is found in cells of the human body. Each person has a unique DNA profile. DNA matching. also called genetic fingerprinting, involves using tiny fragments of semen, saliva or blood, from the accused and from the crime
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    • 81 23 A MONTHLY MAGAZINE OF BUSINESS TRENDS I Fortune frowns on forex dealers Where's the new life In an old area? The rags to riches to rags trade India's underground banking network r"\sJ Full marks for ribbon maker The 'X' factor In a successful MNC r j Lm Hong Leong's Hillview
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    • 823 23 saturdaytv FIST OF FURY 1991 SBC 5 SKIN DEEP FREEDOM FIGHTER Channel 8, 10.45 pm) (Channel 5, 12.15 am) (Channel 5, 10.30 pm) STEPHEN Chow (right) plays a THIS Australian production r A ROMANFIC political drama Crocodile Dundee-like figure from J* tells the story of two determined I starring Tony
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    • 914 24 sundavtv I I THE DIVINE GRETA GARBO WARY POPPINS (SBC 1 pm) ACTRESS Glenn Close hosts this tribute to the < r j Famous for her roles in the films, Queen I gfl^ best known whose *"+,S* to be Alone", in the Tt about a magical nanny who changes the
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    • 48 25 ■gggl r /v w.' r JH M±JtW3S3^^^AR hN V a U jS m^a^Ve c ul A"tH<i Siint 's mother 2 Jropout, siiys Anita, "My mother "fi'n m t uie me eel I ti\ts stuhiJ r 'I > "x /".i i. SKI r, I 5 l ;i'-'V y ippP* HHHHHHRHHMHHHRHHHHHHHHHi
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    • COVERSTORY
      • 934 26 'MALU' NO MORE: Anita Sam dropped out of school when she was in Secondary 2. Today, 12 years later, she is a successful businesswoman who earns $7,000 a month. Behind her success is a woman her mother, Mrs 1 heresa Tan. My mother never made
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      • 124 26 SUCCESS for a person without paper qualifications can only come through hard work, said Anita. "As long as you are willing to work hard, you can make it." And work hard Anita does six days a week from 10 am until 9 pm. Sometimes, she even works
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      • 595 27 PRESSURE COOKER: Parents often exert too much pressure on their children, sometimes even when they do well at school. C SHANTHENI talks to two parents and a teacher J CASE 1 When 4As are not good enough MRS S L Ng, a teacher in a I
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  • INTERVIEW
    • 751 28 WHO'S HE?: Few soccer pundits would know who you're talking about if you mention Mohd Noor Musa by name. But it is a different story when you mention the Man with Four Hands. LOH TUAN LEE reports CHECK out the huge crowd at the National
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    • 314 28 SINGAPORE soccer in the 70s was superior to today's football. So said Mohd Noor Musa, who has been a fan of Singapore soccer for 19 years. "The players used their brains. They had vision and teamwork, whereas modern soccer players are more individualistic. "In
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    • 340 28 The Premier League is taking a two-month break. It resumes on May 5 MOHD Taufik, 9, is stepping into his father's shoes or rather, hat. Dad, Mohd Noor Musa, uses him to try out his new "heady" designs. But Mohd Taufik. an only child, is more than
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    • COVERSTORY
      • 737 29 PARENTAL PRESSURE: The pressures some parents exert on their children can build into a pressure-cooker situation, C SHANTHENI reports JOHNNY (not his real name) is upset and feels "like dying". He had two As for his O levels recently but thinks it is not good enough.
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      • 480 30 TIPS FROM EXPERTS: So your child has done badly for his 0 or A levels. How should you, the parent, react? C SHANTHENI culls some tips from two counsellors I HK'S done badly in his A levels. It can be a traumatic time for him.
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      • 233 30 HOW can parents encourage their children to learn without putting pressure on them? Here are some tips from an educational psychologist: Kxpect children to do their best but do offer rewards for work well done. Do not withdraw love and affection as punishment. Children told
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      • 348 30 PRIMARY schools were recently told to ease up on continual assessment tests, to take some pressure off schoolchildren. From this year, a percentage of the marks for regular class tests will no longer go towards a child's overall grade for the year.
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    • SCENE&HEARD
      • 695 31 BED-TIME STORY: Conservative and demure SBC actress Huang Biren has landed her first plum role and bed scene by default. LO TIEN YIN finds out more THE new 25-episode serial will he screened from April 29. at 9.30 pm. over SBC 8. Li Nanxing and Cherie Lim
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      • 231 32 HUANG Biren has modest taste. She doesn't like anything too big... or unnatural. "No need to have eyes which are too big. Look at Hongkong singer Sandy Lam. Her eyes are small but she still looks attractive," she said. "I don't believe in cosmetic surgery.
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      • 157 32 A CALL in the middle ot the night need not necessarily mean bad news. Huang Biren was in Sarawak for an SBC promotion earlier this year, when a midnight phone call summoned her back to Singapore for her first plum role after three years with SB< Madeline Zhu
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      • 759 33 PROLIFIC WRITER: At 19, Noor Effendy Ibrahim is already a prolific playwright, having written five plays in one year. One of his works, Anak Melayu, caused quite a stir last week. LO TIEN YIN finds out what makes the man tick POLICE are investigating complaints that
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      • 349 33 ANAK Melayu is a realistic play depicting teenagers in everyday life, said Xoor Effendy Ibrahim. The controversial Anak Melayu caused a stir because of its foul language. The play depicts the plight of teenagers who need understanding and trust. "Though the play is in Malay, I
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    • SCENE&HEARD
      • 479 35 NAME: Maizurah Hamzah Date of birth: May 27. 1971 Family: Father works in Singapore Airlines, mot her is a housew lie. One sister in her early is an air stewarde ss. Boyfriend: None. She says she intends to get married before .'id and to have "lots ot
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      • 41 35 THERE are two versions. One version, which is 15 seconds in length, features Maizurah dancing and singing with three masked dancers who are Japan's well-known Megamix. Another 30-second version features Maizurah and an unknown naked woman dancer in silhouette.
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      • 179 35 IT took Maizurah less than three years to hit stardom in Japan. But the 30-odd months seemed like a hundred years. "Three years may seem like a short time for most people but considering I started performing at 12, when I sang at weddings, I have
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  • 29 36 THE Michela n gelo computer virus wreaked havoc around the world yesterday. Computers here were hit, too. Here, we take a lighthearted look at the viral attack.
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  • 203 37 W r HAT do you know! The Singapore Cowboy has quit the prairies for the fairways. Yes, Matthew Tan is into golf and from what I hear, he shoots a pretty mean round. Sources tell me this beefy singing cowboy has taken to the game with
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  • 176 37 IT'S humming at The Kasbah and it has nothing to do with the topless revues that titillate the late-night revellers. The Kasbah, in Mandarin Hotel, seems to be the latest hangout for Singapore's dance-school graduates. In that 39th floor enclave, the light-footed, heel-tap-ping, torso-dipping
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  • 156 37 WEND I Koh of the group Heaven Knows and more recently, Reeha has moved on. She is now fronting the group Amerasia. Currently performing nightly at Heartthrob, on the second level of Melia at Scotts, the group has for the past week been attracting curious stares from
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    57 38 WHERE'RE THE DRINKS?: Driving in the Singapore heat can leave your throat parched. That's why a nice cold drink would be much welcomed especially for the driver of this vehicle. The driver may yet get his "refreshment", but who is going to tell the sign-maker that he needs a
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  • 180 39 THESE words appear in our stories today. The following notes will help in case you need to check their meanings. bereft: If someone or something is bereft of a particular quality, ability, or thing, that person or thing does not have it, often when they previously had it. fibre:
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    • 133 39 COMICRELIEF Comic Dianxin /Simply Bo Chap WO CAN k V^V. Showcase Singapore Cartoonists Tok Guru /Sofiyan Yahya HANfflWff CU3THCSM II fOft. EXAMPLE ,~W I SOME CLOTHES) CAN ftE QUITE \T\ \NWE«E VOU HAN® CATCH COCONUTS »tm.RE6TIM&y THEM OH THE LINE BETTER THAKI OTHERS 1 I-r f 'V* H»«s£»m.*v\ (.V i
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    • 301 39 SATURDAYRADIO FM 90.5 FM 92.4 News on the Hour noon n«, m n.i.( 12.03 PM Popular Classics 12.05 PM Tourism Beat NewJ >nd Share Market Review 1.10 Traffic Report l 30 Jjn Tonic 1.15 Classic Hits 3 00 our Invitation 2.05 Paul Simon Songbook 4 The C ene-setters 3.05 Shopping
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    • 333 40 SATURDAY RADIO NOON Rock over London 1.00 PM News 1.10 Random Rhythms 2.00 Casey's Top 40 6.00 Race Commentaries and 4-D Results 7.00 News 7.10 Random Rhythms (cont'd) 7.30 On Track 8.00 Saturday Night Live 10.00 News 10.10 Saturday Night Live (cont'd) 11.00 News in Brief 11.05 Saturday Night Live
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    • 687 41 SUNDAYRADIO 6.00 AM Newsbrief gOO AM Newsbrief, Summary ®00 AM Newsbrief, Weather QQ AM Sm#apore Good Morning 1.10 American Country Countdown 6.05 Rise Shine gO5 Breakfast Classics 605 Contemporary Hits 7 0Q sqq p ower |i ne 7.00 News, Weather i 700 News. Weather NO N Newsbrief, Weather 73Q Alert
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    • 761 42 MWSkdS737-1166 THE EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFIED SECTION 2002 Food/ Entertainment KB 2002 Food/ Entertainment 2100 Personal Services/ Products 2100 Personal Services/ Products 2100 Personal Services/ Products 2100 Personal Services/ Products I mm, O i 2000 titles available for Sales Rental LD Guide Description ot All Available titles Given Free to Members! m*i
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    • 65 42 2100 Personal Services/ Products 2200 Business Services/ Products REFRESHING FACIAL Sl5 NORMAL FACIAL t2S BRIDAL MAKE-UP S2OO Enquiries Are Welcome Lirina Hair Beauty Blk. 233 Ang Mo Kio Ava 3 #01-11(2 Singapore 2056 Tel: *****86 2300 Vehicles 1 OF THE BEST CITROEN BX 16TRS 10/'B6 Tax 3/'92 Family 2p<l car
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    • 482 43 2100 Personal Services/ Products 2100 Personal Services/ Products 2100 Personal Services/ Products Wf COMBINE THE LATEST IN TECHNOLOGY AND IDEAS WITH 1 A TOTALLY DEDICATED COMMITMENT TO QUALITY AND SERVICE 1 I I I lntr<xlu< in# I Beautiful Landscaped Pools That Will Never leak. I I DURAGLAZE 1 1 A
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    • 443 43 2600 Education/ Instruction K km :iaM 1992 LCCI-PSC One-year Training package includes BIWB r y jjBM MB H Shorthand-Typewriting Duties H Office Organisation Secretarial Procedures H Communication (Use of English) H Structure of Business fl OUR LCCI PSC RECORD SPEAKS FOR ITSELFI S n J he Unique Privileges of SSTC
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    • 258 43 2600 Education/ Instruction 2700 Professional/ Executive Appts Our company, SW International Systems Pte Ltd, an established software house, has the following vacancy: PROJECT LEADER/ MANAGER The candidate preferably with at least 1 year experience in a similar capacity will be responsible (or customer support activities and have to lead a
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    • 53 43 2600 Education/ Instruction 2700 Professional/ Executive Appts 2701 Employment J—L, Well established Chicken Stall requires: CASHIER Female Age above 16 Working hours: spm-llpm Interested please come to: BLK 248, SIMEI ST.3 #01-100, IST STALL SINGAPORE 1852 (In front ot Simei MRT) Head office t«l: *****08 INTERVIEW FROM 10.30 AM TO
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    • 375 45 2701 Employment 2701 Employment 2701 Employment JF Singapore l I Polytechnic Clerical M I Officers I (Accounts/General) ($553 $1133 pm) j 3 GCE O' level passes or J Preliminary Certificate in Business Studies or Preliminary Cert in Office Skill i Ability to type at 35pm j Please bring along IC
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    • 325 45 2701 Employment THE®? Mb mm JHT Your goals. They go H right on top of our list iMI SB Mm of destinations. Each H and every day. mm H §h| Because atTransitlink* mm HI fIN H we understand that a company will go far jF MW II 19 only if
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    • 65 45 "1 2701 Employment COMMERCIAL ART PRINTERS PTE. LTD. Block 80, #01-609 Commonwealth Drive Singapore 0314 We have immediate vacancies for the post of FILM MAKERS APPLICANTS MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING 3to 5 years' experience in film stripping for preparation and exposure onto printing plates for printing brochures, magazines and book
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    • 391 47 2701 Employment 2701 Employment KUREHA CHEMICALS (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. requires PERSONNEL CLERKS (C.nxiS Pay *****.00 U» S$ 1,020.00 per month overtime) 5-day week (Kasi-d in l>ulau Ayer Merbau) Ihe al*»ve positions otter >■< m h.l exposure to various usjx'iis ol Personnel and Othce Administration The rinht person must fx- hardworking
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    • 366 47 2701 Employment Nanyang Optical/ Alexis Eyewear, one of the oldest and most established of eyewear companies is inviting applications for the positions of: A) ACCOUNTANT The candidate should: possess a degree/ diploma in Accountancy e at least lor 2 years relevant accounting and book-keeping experience be PC literate (Lotus Spreadsheet)
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    • 36 47 2701 Employment URGENT 3 DAILY RATED GENERAL WORKERS to itart trom today 9am to 6pm. tor the neit 10 day* continously Walk-In: PTC BUSINESS SYSTEMS PTE LTD 62S Al|umed Rd. #07-03 Aljunied Industrial Complei Singapore 1438
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    • 337 47 2701 Employment I A world leading diamond tools suppter urgently requires a Pr&-roqul»lt»s Preferably some knowledge in machining Sec 2 education Interested applicants, please call: Miss Cheryl Tel: *****63 Diamant Boart (S) Pte Ltd 45 Gul Drive Singapore 2262 or WALK-IN for an interview between 9.00 am to 5.00 pm
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    • 368 47 —I—— 2701 Employment Expanding travel division of a Multinational group of companies requires: ASSISTANT MANAGER. TICKETING Qualification*: 5 GCE 'O' or A' level lATA/ UFTAA Certificate Eipenence 5 years' experience in travel trade TRAVEL CONSULTANTS Qualification*: 3 GCE O' or A' level lATA/ UFTAA Certificate Experience: 2 years' experience as
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    • 365 48 2701 Employment INTERIOR DESIGNER (1 position) required by Expanding Company Nafa/ Baharuddin graduate* preferred 3 years experience able to work independently with company's established project management systems Positive thinking Individual who are serious to establish career with a fast expanding and forward looking company Please CALL David Chong at 749
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    • 83 48 2701 Employment I: QUALIFIED TRAINEE DIVERS 11 Secondary education J i with knowledge of i i i scuba diving t i I 1 e Class 3 driving licence 1 1 II an advantage 1 1 Interested please write or 1 j walk in to: COMMERCIAL DIVING i SERVICES P/L i
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    • 299 48 2701 Employment SECRETARY CM'E "O levels with PBC Possess good communication and shorthand skills Pleasant personality, bilingual Min Iyr secretarial ex|*'rtence ACCOUNTS CLERK LOCI. OV A' levels e Able t" handle full Ml of accounts Knowledge of computer Mm Iyr experience Able to type RECEPTIONIST OCt'lT -O* levels e Pleasant
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    • 267 48 2701 Employment i i Restaurant in World Trade 1 1 Centre (Optnlni in Mid I 1 j March) a Orchard Area 11 J requires: 1. cashiers 2. BARTENDERS 11 J| 3. WAITERS/ j; WAITRESSES ii mm S-days week mm I i ii hull Part-lime ii With or without expe- i
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    • 310 48 2701 Employment i A established organisation inviting applicants for the follow ing position ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Preferably with some working experience Knowledge of computer will tie an advantages Oood telephone manners Interested applicants please contact Marilyn Neo at 4sa-2sn tn arrant* ,nr an interview or write to The Advertiser 449 Tagore
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    • 235 48 2701 Employment Urgently require GENERAL CLERK Mm N a Able to spe ik English a Preferably able to type a Able to work independently a Meals provided Please call 545-1816 for appointment at Cameron Hotel 547 Upper Changi Rd. Singapore 1648 ADMIN. CLERK i i required at I i I
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    • 235 48 2701 Employment CHINESE FEMALE GENERAL CLERK required with exponent ability to typ» preferably t* .'lint! n AM Kio.Hougang Tel: *****68 CHINESE FEMAIt ACCOUNTS CLERK required OCR CJ N level or NIC Bvu accounting knowledge Able tii type 5 days we<»k Immediate vacancy Interested applicants, write in with full resume a
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  • SPORTS/RACING
    • 537 49  -  PREVIEW/ By The Three Musketeers [T DOESN'T take a mighty good horse to score back-to-back victories. Rut it does take a horse with something special to be able to defy a double promotion and in the process, register back-to-back wins. See No Evil is one
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    • 193 49 ENGLISH SOCCER UPDATE FA CUP (Q-final) LIVERPOOL v ASTON VILLA (Tomorrow) RESULT IN MONDAY'S TNP AFP. GOALKEEPER Nigel Spink is in contention for a place in the Aston Villa side which is to take on Liverpool in a FA Cup quarterfinal match at Anfield tomorrow.
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      189 49 Wire Services LIVERPOOL soccer manager (iraeme Souness faces a possible misconduct charge after being asked to explain his outspoken comments about the referee following a 0-0 League draw with Southampton last week. Souness accused the refi eree of not protecting his players from some tough tackles, saying: "If that
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  • SPORTS
    • 253 50 AP. Organisers of the 1994 World Cup football tournament have dropped plans to construct platforms at three potential sites and would be willing to play on fields that are slightly narrower than usual. Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, the Pontiac Silverdome in Michigan and Arrowhead Stadium
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    • 319 50 AFP. JAMES Wattana produced a display of high-speed potting which left World champion John Parrott in a daze at Thornbury Leisure Centre in Bristol yesterday. The 22-year-old Thai raced to a 9-3 victory in the Strachan Championship to become the first overseas player to win a
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    • 164 50 AP. GABRIELA Sabatini lost to unheralded Amanda Coetzer of South Africa in three sets in the quarter-finals of the Virginia Slims of Florida at Boca Raton yesterday. Sabatini dropped the final six games as she lost 4-6, 6-1, 6-2. Coetzer's victory was her first over a
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    • 125 50 Reuter. ZARINAH Abdullah was eliminated from the Swedish Open badminton championships in Copenhagen yesterday. She lost in straight games to Pernille Nedergaard of Denmark in the second round. Zarinah put up a brave fight after the first game easily but could not extend the match
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    • 379 50 Wire Services. Results of yesterday's international sports: BADMINTON Swedish Open Championships in Stockholm. Men's singles, 3rd rd: Poul-Erik Hoyer-Larsen (Den) bt Ewee Vlun Wong (Malt 15-8. 15-1; Kim Hak-kyun (SK) bt Robert Liljequist (Fin) 15-11. 15-3; •lens Olsson (Swe) bt Ahn .Jae-chang (SKt 15-10. 15-13; Lasse Lindelof <Fin► bt
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    • 507 51 Remember the name Saswadiwata Dasuki. Never mind, just remember Sas because this name might soon be on everyone's lips. As a newcomer in the national squad, Sas tells ABDUL SHUKOR that he is ready to learn FACTFILE Age: 22 Height: 1.70 m Weight: 60kg Previous
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    • 668 52 Zakaria Awang must be the most wanted footballer in Singapore. He is wanted by three different camps the national team, the Asian Youth squad and the Asian Schools outfit. Who will eventually get him? BERNARD PEREIRA reports FACTFILE Age: 17 Height: 1.65 m Weight: 55kg Position:
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    • 531 53 Two Thailand internationals recently competed in the Saigon Port Cup quadrangular in Ho Chi Minh City. There, they met JEFFREY LOW, who was also invited to witness the first international tournament in Vietnam since the fall of Saigon in 1975. The two Thais have something to
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    • 244 53  -  By Abdul Shukor HE left the national team three years ago, he said, because he wanted to build his career and start a family. Now Razali Saad has a stable job, a loving wife and an eight-month-old baby son. What he wants now is to be
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    • 234 53  -  By Bernard Pereira HAROON Musawa needs some time to think it over before deciding whether or not to accept the appointment of national team trainer with the Football Association of Singapore. Said the 47-year-old Tampines Secondary School teacher: "I am very honoured at being offered the post
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    • 267 54  -  Stories/ Abdul Shukor THE manager of the Singapore national team last night cleared the air over the issue of contracts for the national footballers. "First of all, we appreciate the concern of the players over the issue of contracts that have not
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    • 381 54 MICHAL Vana says he will have no problem passing the fitness test as required by the Football Association of Singapore. The FAS has made it clear that Vana has to pass a fitness test on Monday before he can be offered a contract. "No problem," said
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